Site of the Tourist Office of Takahashi City in Okayama Prefecture. The city is famous for Bitchu Matsuyama Castle (備中松山城), the castle with the highest elevation above sea level in Japan. Other attractions include Edo style buildings and the Bengara Museum. Bengara, an ancient coloring agent, was applied to wooden buildings to prevent aging damage. Takahashi is the only place in Japan that still produces it naturally.